Today we all take typing for granted. Personal computing has meant that almost everyone knows how to type now, more by necessity rather than by choice.
James blogs about the early days of typing, when typing was still done with typewriters and one had to attend class to learn how to type!
When I attended Outram Secondary School in 1962, it was the only government commercial school in Singapore.
Students were taught how to learn typing and sat for London Chamber of Commerce examinations and later, Cambridge School Certificate examinations with typewriting as a compulsory commercial subject in Outram Secondary School.
In my schooldays when manual portable typewriters to practice at home were not affordable, most of the students use the key guide card which was provided with the typing lesson textbook.
There were a few private schools in Singapore, evening classes under the Adult Education Board and various community centers conducted classes to learn typing.
Typing has come a long way from the 60s to now, from a specialised skill to something everybody does in one way or another. The way we type has also changed – from mechanical buttons on a typewriter (where the force you exert with your fingers matters on how much ink gets impressed on the paper!) to the touchscreens of our phones today, Read Jame’s post on learning how to type here.
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